Friday, May 07, 2010

Barbary Coast 3

This intro of Bugs is interesting.When he jumps into the scene, it's animated using basic principles but done in a very underplayed way. He antics first, then jumps up and arcs through the air, lands, squashes and recoils up into his final pose.He's almost floating.The subtle approach ads to the effect of him being a slow witted naive hick.

Lummox Lip Variations In 1 Scene

I like watching Chuck and his animators trying to figure out how to make this design work.They keep changing his design throughout the scene as they discover funny ways to animate and draw his lips.

Looks like Chuck's animators had a hell of a time drawing Nasty Canasta, even though he seems like a very hard character to draw. Years of animated more generic cartoons sure helped these guys a lot in later years.

I like watching Chuck and his animators trying to figure out how to make this design work.They keep changing his design throughout the scene as they discover funny ways to animate and draw his lips.

That's what I love most about Chuck Jones' work. It's just over-flowing with constant experimentation just like that. I don't even mind the ultra-artsy Chuck Jones cartoons either because they still contain all that bold experimentation. It's no surprise that he's practically the cornerstone of an entire industry.